The bureau outlined the procedure lenders must undertake when informing consumers of adverse credit actions triggered by the use of algorithms and other predictive decision-making technologies.

The DOJ sees its latest redlining settlement as sending a strong message to banks. Washington Trust downplayed the matter, noting no civil monetary penalty was required.

The effort launched with a small business advisory review panel. A proposed rule is anticipated in 2024.

Annual inflation adjustments tied to TILA; CFPB reviews 2022 HMDA data; amicus brief in credit report dispute lawsuit; CFPB touts results from complaint database.

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra and Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Robert Broeksmit believe the consequences of deeming the bureau’s funding unconstitutional would be disastrous for regulated markets, especially housing finance.

A federal court sided with trade groups and vacated the CFPB’s March 2022 supervision and examination manual update that directed examiners to apply the Consumer Financial Protection Act’s unfairness authority to discriminatory practices.

The bureau has agreed to pay $6 million to settle a 2018 discrimination lawsuit brought by current and former Black and Hispanic employees.

Attorneys recently highlighted non-compliant behavior among mortgage loan originators, including their usage of social media.

Restrictive tap-to-pay practices at Big Tech companies could limit consumer choice and reduce market innovations, the bureau warned in a new report.

The CFPB has clarified that it applies all documents it assumed authority over from other agencies in 2011 unless they were superseded by law.